1/21Victory Bonds were an important issue in 1945. Gold Coast Bulletin advertising, 1945
Best Gold Coast advertising from 1945
From Victory Bonds to new suits, the Gold Coast was a different place in 1945. Here are the advertisements placed at the time
2/21Reading glasses from CE Birkbeck. Gold Coast Bulletin advertising, 1945
3/21Plumbing and irrigation ad. Gold Coast Bulletin advertising, 1945
4/21Melrose’ Modern Meat Supply in Southport. Gold Coast Bulletin advertising, 1945
5/21Men’s suits at Allisons. Gold Coast Bulletin advertising, 1945
6/21Comstock’s “dead shot” worm pellets. Gold Coast Bulletin advertising, 1945
7/21Boys and mens’ wear at Allisons. Gold Coast Bulletin advertising, 1945
8/21The Perry Bros Circus and rodeo visited the Gold Coast in 1945. Gold Coast Bulletin advertising, 1945
9/21Allan Ellis, Chemist in Southport. Gold Coast Bulletin advertising, 1945
10/21J Purvis Furniture Mart. Gold Coast Bulletin advertising, 1945
11/21Tractors for sale at McCormick-Deering.Gold Coast Bulletin advertising, 1945/1940s
12/21St Hilda’s School for Girls. Gold Coast Bulletin advertising, 1945
13/21Zane Grey’s Riders of the Purple Sage was showing in Gold Coast cinemas. Gold Coast Bulletin advertising, 1945
14/21Theodore’s Southport Cafe was still open. Gold Coast Bulletin advertising, 1945
15/21Milk was in short supply becuase of World War II. Gold Coast Bulletin advertising, 1945/1940s
16/21What was on Southport supermarket shelves in 1945. Gold Coast Bulletin advertising, 1945
17/21A vintage Malvern Star bicycle ad, 1945. Gold Coast Bulletin advertising, 1945
18/21A recipie for whole wheat honey muffins. Gold Coast Bulletin advertising, 1945/1940s
19/21Cecil C Carey: The Leading Storekeeper, aka Cec Carey. Gold Coast Bulletin advertising, 1945
20/21What was on the shelves of Thams’ Newsagency, Southport. Gold Coast Bulletin advertising, 1945
21/21Fred Ellis, Southport’s leading draper and mercer. Gold Coast Bulletin advertising, 1945
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